Skagit Bridge Collapse

Insufficient route planning, a distracted pilot driver and an inadequate permitting process by the state of Washington all played a part in last year's Interstate 5 bridge collapse north of Seattle, which sent two cars into a river below, the National...

One year after one of Washington’s busiest freeway bridges was taken out by a truck carrying an oversized load, the state Transportation Department is struggling to find money to create a system that would better publicize height limitations of bridges.

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday, June 13 it is releasing the remaining $15.6 million in emergency funds to support repairs to the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River that collapsed three weeks ago.

The driver of an overloaded semi that struck the Skagit River bridge last month said he felt "crowded" by another truck driver and moved closer to the side of the bridge that had less clearance, causing his load to hit a truss, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released ...

State transportation officials say the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River should reopen sometime next week. That's when a temporary bridge span is expected to replace one that collapsed on May 23.

Portions of a temporary Interstate 5 bridge could extend over the Skagit River in a day or two and the entire 160-foot gap should be filled by mid-June, reopening freeway lanes that have been detoured since the May 23 bridge collapse, the Washington Department of Transportation said.